§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those shire counties in England which overspent the targets or other assessments set by Government in each of the last two years for which figures are available, with the amount of overspending and the proportion this formed of the total spending in each case.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information requested is as follows: 43W
1987–88 Overspend 1987–88 Percentage overspend 1988–89 Overspend 1988–89 Percentage overspend £ million £ million Northamptonshire 0.5 0.2 4.9 1.9 Northumberland 6.3 5.2 10.3 7.9 Nottinghamshire 25.0 5.9 47.9 10.5 Oxfordshire 3.5 1.8 11.8 5.5 Somerset 1.4 0.8 4.3 2.2 Warwickshire -2.5 -1.3 7.6 3.6 West Sussex 17.7 6.9 -15.9 -5.7 Wiltshire -2.6 -1.2 7.1 3.0